Koh Tao Restaurants

Koh Tao has an abundance of restaurants that cater to international tastes

Restaurants on Koh Tao

Koh Tao has a great variety of restaurants that offer everything from traditional Thai food to the very best in international cuisine with prices to suit all budgets. You can take a tour through the culinary world while staying on Koh Tao or stay with the local flavours and culture.

Barracuda

Located in central Sairee, Barracuda is one of Koh Tao’s most popular restaurants with the owner even cooking for Thai royalty when they are on the island. Specialising in seafood and Thai fusion dishes while having a stylish and relaxed style setting. The restaurant has an extensive menu that is sure to suit all tastes.

Breeze Cafe & Restaurant

Mae Haad’s newest and coolest café and restaurant, Breeze offers modern global cuisine and relaxed dining right on the beach. Located next door to Crystal Dive at Ananda Villa beachside hotel, Breeze serves breakfast with great coffee and has a varied menu that has been created by renowned chef Tom White.

Open every day for breakfast with one of the islands best “full English” complete with back bacon and Cumberland sausage.

Café Del Sol

A well-established French owned business that is located in Mae Haad close to Crystal Dive and the pier that is open all day from breakfast onwards. The menu is mainly French and Italian cuisine orientated with a very good wine selection to go with the food. It is family friendly and has a children’s menu available for the younger ones.

Duck 995

For a cheap Thai lunch head to 995 Duck, found in Sairee this understated restaurant specialises in duck dishes with noodles and rice and tastes delicious. A great place to grab lunch at after a morning diving session, recommended dish is the duck and egg noodles – simple and delicious.

Fizz

Situated on Sairee beach Fizz serves a variety of Thai and western delicious dishes that you can enjoy in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. You can either dine on the beach sitting in their extra-large bean bags next to the sea shore or inside around the bar on tables and chairs. Plays great music and has a good bar to enjoy cocktails and drinks in this great setting.

Hacienda

A very large restaurant that is a great place to spend a night with the family with delicious pub grub meals and plenty of games to keep you entertained. Mini-golf, pool, fussball and a cinema are all on site for you to enjoy after your dinner. Offers a fantastic roast dinner over the weekends but remember to pre-order to ensure you are not disappointed.

HippoBurger Bistro

Makers of Koh Tao’s finest burgers, Hippo is located on the main road in Sairee near the crossroads. They also have a full western menu including salads, pasta and a few other favourites such as fish and chips available. These provide an excellent delivery and takeaway service.

Pranee Kitchen

A nice cosy family run Thai restaurant in Mae Haad next to Crystal Dive, a good place to get your traditional Thai dishes such as massaman curry and pad thai. Relaxed atmosphere and low prices make this a nice spot to grab an early dinner or a quick bite if you are heading onto the dive boat.

Reef Sports Bar

Located in Mae Haad town Reef Sports bar opens in the mornings for breakfast with fresh coffee and is a great place to grab some of your favourite pub grub or a good burger. They offer special mid-week roast dinners available with all the trimmings.

Su Chilli

Serving fresh and tasty Thai dishes Su Chilli is the most popular Thai food restaurant in Sairee, it is situated perfectly on the main road right next to the crossroads. Can get busy at peak times so be sure to get there early. The staff are very friendly and will always ask how spicy you want your food, recommended to order a few dishes to share between you and your fellow diners.

Tukta Thai food

Authentic Thai food at low prices – what more do you want while travelling Thailand? Situated in Chalok this restaurant is slightly off the beaten track but is well known by the locals. They specialise in dishes from around Thailand especially Essan food, just be sure to let them know how much spice you want.

Whitening

A romantic, yet stylish setting on Mae Haad beach that offers a delicious blend of world fusion food, Thai cuisine and fresh seafood. The tables are set out on the beach with candles making it a very nice place for couples to enjoy and unwind.

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Me and a couple of mates are travelling around Thailand and we wanted to get our PADIs, so we came to Crystal. Our instructors were Macca and Mor – we couldn’t recommend the course or these guys highly enough. Top people and very enthusiastic, patient teachers.

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We came in, not knowing if we would dive with Crystal or even dive at all. We left with not only our Open Water PADI, but with the Advanced as well. We were pleasantly surprised by the friendly staff and the way we were thaught. Very calm, professional and fun instructor, shout-out to Vik.

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Could not recommend Crystal and the instructors enough the last 4 days has been a great way to end my travels. Also a shout out to the dive masters James and Fiona for helping us throughout the course! It will not be the last time I visit Koh Tao for diving and I will defiantly be going back to Crystal for their service.

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This place was the best. We were greeted very openly after a terrible 2 hour boat ride from the neighbouring island, we were soaked and cranky, and after walking into Crystal Dive, it all changed. Very well spoken staff, know how to take care of their customers.

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Cody Taylor

Enjoyed every second with you guys. Best decision to come and do my Open Water and Advanced with Crystal.

Fabio Kohlas

I would 100% recommend Crystal Dive to anyone who wants to dive in Koh Tao! We did our open water course with Benno and absolutely loved it.

Zoe Clements

We had a very nice time with our instructor Nina and Jorge and didn’t regret that we choose to make our open water dive certificate at Crystal Dive in Koh Tao.

Mila Sa

Awesome time was had by all, Vic was a brilliant underwater communicator and teacher in general.

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Unbelievable time at Crystal! We went to do our Open Water course and ended up loving it so much we stayed to do our Advanced..!!

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Maggie Gillies

Amazing courses, amazing instructors. Benno and Nina made it feel like an adventure, rather than a test. I’ll be back for sure next year.

James Blythe

We did the Open Water course in a group of four people, which in my opinion was a perfect size. Our instructor Patrick Liedtke did an excellent job in introducing us to the underwater world.

Andy Semml

Very knowledgeable instructors and a course available in every language. It’s not the fanciest but it has character that add to your dive experience.

Koko Suemura

Thank you Crystal Dive and thank you to a brilliant instructor Benno! And also to Sue who assisting on our dives. What an amazing experience.

Vicky Puttock

We had a great time at Crystal Dive. Our diving instructor Matt Benham was very nice and also calm. He gave us some good advice.

Fabian Schlager

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Sherry DaCosta

Crystal was a sweet place to start first time diving. They’re one of the few schools on Koh Tao with a pool for starting off, their equipment is good and all included. A dive course includes an ideal bungalow.

Daniel Sterlin-Altman

Crystal Dive is an absolutely amazing dive school. I did my Open Water with them. Matt (Benno) my instructor was first class. Couldn’t have asked for a better instructor, helped me with any little things.

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Elizabeth Dunkel

Crystal Dive is an unbelievable experience! Great diving and awesome staff! Nina and Jess were my instructors and they were wicked! Definitely will be coming back in the future.

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The atmosphere at Crystal Dive Koh Tao is awesome. Its relaxed but professional. Everybody takes their jobs very seriously and we felt very much safe and very welcome. Its a great place and we are definately coming back.

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Diving with Crystal was the best choice I could have made. Special thanks to fabulous Jessie O’Brien who made my diving experience and AOW course as wonderful as it could possibly be.

Christina Holland

Crystal Dive’s diving standard is in the top of the world, both the DMs and Instructors are world class, but also the beautiful dive sites. This is the place to go, if you want the best quality diving in the world!

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Diving with Crystal was the best choice I could have made. Special thanks to fabulous Jessie O’Brien who made my diving experience and AOW course as wonderful as it could possibly be.